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Dental Floss Uses

TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-1005 -- More Projects »
TIPical Mary Ellen host Mary Ellen Pinkham shares some of her favorite tips for using dental floss around the home.
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Figure A

  • Hang things like pictures, piñatas (figure A and wind chimes with durable dental floss.

  • Use dental floss to easily slice goat cheese, soft mozzarella and refrigerated cookie dough.

  • It works great for stringing beaded necklaces.

  • Use dental floss to sew buttons onto a coat.

  • It also works great for repairing hiking backpacks because it is stronger than regular thread.

  • Truss stuffed turkey and chicken with unwaxed dental floss.
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Figure B
  • Use mint waxed dental floss--the green kind--to tie plants to stakes in your garden (figure B).
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